Sunday, August 24, 2008

Ten years ago, I was: 1. Taking care of a 2-month-old Exacto 2. Adjusting to a new life as wife of a graduate student 3. Relearning how to breathe in the Florida humidity 4. Playing for lots of voice students at FSU5. Learning how to cook - it was an uphill battle for a while :)

Things I would do if I were a millionaire : 1. Pay off the house - heck, buy a new house! (and pay it off) 2. Take YOU out to lunch at least weekly (meaning all of you beloved friends or family who are reading this :) 3. Set aside money for boys' missions / weddings / etc. 4. FINALLY get off this continent and see the world : attend the Wagner festival at Bayreuth, touch the Taj Mahal, walk on the heather in Scotland, meet all the people DC knew on his mission in Germany, go to Met performances in NY, Berlin Philharmonic, you get the picture 5. Buy a Steinway concert grand (black) for our new house

I didn't realize you were in the Primary presidency. What are you? I normally do the 5th Sunday sharing time, but someone needed to switch so I did it last week. So glad it is over :-) Good luck with yours. Lashelle

Yay for doing the post! Man, I sure wish I did have a couple of million to do those things you listed (and so you could do them, of course ;). I guess some dreams have more of the anticipation wonder when not yet realized. (Boy, that sounded pathetic, I mean poetic. Sheesh!)

Thanks for the comment, Kristin! Fun to hear from you. I'm not homeschooling anymore. Had to take a mental health break. It's actually working out well, because the boys' school got a new principal that is just outstanding, and has made a huge difference in the whole atmosphere there!

To answer Lashelle's question, I'm the president. I was 2nd counselor for a couple of years and then, at the very beginning of my pregnancy last year, I was called to my current spot. It has been a very challenging, stretching time for me! I love Sharing Time once I'm actually up there doing it, but I definitely feel pressure in getting it ready. :)

Quotables

5/2/11 - After we sang the opening song for Family Home Evening, Hummer said, "How come that song sounds out of tune when we sing it in Primary, but it sounds in tune when we sing it at home?"

11/20/10 - Rosebud had some pretty dramatic hair after waking up, with a tuft sticking up on top, and a tuft on each side. Hummer said: "Roseberry is a triceratops!"

10/10 - DC called on Hummer to say the blessing. { Silence. } Me: "Hummer, Daddy called on you to say the prayer." Hummer: "Oh, I thought you said 'Hayden', who is in my class. I wondered who you were talking about."

10/10 - when the boys were a few minutes into a game of Monopoly. . . . Fluffy (in awe): "It's almost like magic how fast Hummer loses!"